Ashvale Cambridge
39 addresses across 1 postcode (CB4), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5400875.
- Sales: 30 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £490,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 13, D: 5, E: 2).
- Flood: 17 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cambridge costs £2,467 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cambridge North, about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 12 to 14 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Arbury Road Surgery, about 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 45% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 136 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £422,000 | £422,000 | £422,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £505,000 | £505,000 | £505,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £359,500 | £359,500 | £359,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £372,800 | £372,800 | £372,800 |
| 2013 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £242,500 | £237,500 | £247,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £226,500 | £226,500 | £226,500 |
| 2007 | 2 | £203,998 | £189,995 | £218,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £178,000 | £173,500 | £182,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2024 | 11 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £490,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2023 | 9 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £422,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2022 | 7 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £505,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2021 | 24 CB4 2SZ | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2017 | 15 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £359,500 | |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 17 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £372,800 | |
| 10 Jan 2013 | 3 CB4 2SZ | Terraced | £230,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2012 | 18 CB4 2SZ | Terraced | £237,500 | |
| 3 Aug 2012 | 22 CB4 2SZ | Detached | £247,500 | |
| 5 Jan 2010 | 6 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £226,500 | |
| 19 Oct 2007 | 37 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £189,995 | |
| 5 Apr 2007 | 9 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £218,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2006 | 19 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £182,500 | |
| 13 Mar 2006 | 11 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £173,500 | |
| 28 Oct 2005 | 15 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2004 | 21 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2004 | 6 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £177,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2003 | 22 CB4 2SZ | Terraced | £163,500 | |
| 12 Sep 2002 | 19 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2002 | 25 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £129,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 15 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 11 May 2001 | 24 CB4 2SZ | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 29 Mar 1999 | 27 CB4 2SZ | Detached | £115,000 | |
| 23 Oct 1998 | 2 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £69,000 | |
| 28 Aug 1997 | 23 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £75,500 | |
| 8 Aug 1997 | 25 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 26 Mar 1997 | 13 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £64,000 | |
| 28 Aug 1996 | 19 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 3 Jun 1996 | 1 CB4 2SZ | Detached | £122,500 | |
| 3 Jun 1996 | 16 CB4 2SZ | Semi-detached | £63,500 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (15); House, detached (5). Built: 1967-1975 (13); 1976-1982 (6); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (9); rented (social) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Cambridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,467 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,645 | £1,919 | £2,193 | £2,467 | £3,015 | £3,563 | £4,112 | £4,934 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (47% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Impington Cambridge CB4 3XJ: up to 56 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Aylesborough Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 34 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Land At Aragon Close And Sackville Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 14 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Garage Block 1-20, Cameron Road and Land Adjacent to Nos. 33 And 45 Nuns Way, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- 295 to 301 Histon Road, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- 295 - 301 Histon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3NF: up to 26 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 14 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 39 addresses are between 12 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB4 2SZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mere Way Arbury | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Park Street Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.1 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Arbury Road Surgery | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Arbury | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cavendish House Dental Care | 380 m |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4,360 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Albans Road Recreation Ground 2.6 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Histon Road Allotments 5.8 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Histon Road Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.7 km (1 mile) south.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Histon Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Chesterton Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Garden of 48 Storey's Way | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Arbury Orchard | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Pellews Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Histon Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Girton Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 39 |
4 of the street's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cambridge: see them on the Cambridge page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Laurence Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 160 m | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Colleges Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Kings Hedges Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| King's Hedges Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Orchard Park Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Not met |
| The Grove Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| North Cambridge Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Arbury Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cambridge Regional College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mayfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Milton Road Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Chesterton Community College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunchtime Company Ltd CB4 2JX | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Next Thing Education Camps CB4 2JX | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Buchan Healthcare Ltd CB4 2XL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Moonbeams PreSchool CB4 2JL | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2024 |
| The Meadows Children and Family Wing CB4 2JL | Other catering premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2025 |
| The Arbury Social CB4 2JL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Kingsway Kebab | Mobile caterer | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| A&M Pub Services (The Ship) CB4 2LG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sports/Recreation Area (29); On or near Albemarle Way (25); On or near Woburn Close (24); On or near Verulam Way (13); On or near Aylesborough Close (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CB4 2SZ: 39 addresses of 43 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Abbots Close · Moyne Close · Albemarle Way · Verulam Way · Somerset Close · Hanson Court · Woburn Close · Mere Way · Ellesmere Road · Jedburgh Close · Aylesborough Close · Buchan Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.